27-09-2007, 03:24 AM
The Japanese view of things has nothing to do with light but is all about the currents. Of course we all know about high tides and low tides but the phases of the moon affect the tidal difference. During full and new moons, the tide difference is greatest and currents the strongest. This leads to a lot of feeding activity. On the other hand, 2 to 3 days after the first and last quarters, the diffirence is at its smallest and currents at their weakest, supposedly leading to the worst fishing.
I have also heard people say the full moon is best for salt fishing and the new moon for fresh water.
A lot of people also agree that the the top 3rd of the rising tide and bottom 3rd of the falling tide during the spring tides is the best time of all.
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As you can se from the graph, the strongest current will be from the afternoon to night. The evening, theoreticaly, being the "golden" time.
Personally, friends and I have a set of rocks that we try to go to on cloudless full moons because it seems to bring good bags. On the other hand, I have had big bags of ã¡ãã«sebastes inermis 3 days after the quarter, theoretically the worst tide to fish.
Also, I got 6 aori last Thursday at Toyohama, Japan. This point is well known in the area and there is a well lit fishing pier. I never went anywhere near the lights and was able to get some good sized ones considering the season. All other sites I have checked, people are moaning about the poor catch this year <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/innocent.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
I have also heard people say the full moon is best for salt fishing and the new moon for fresh water.
A lot of people also agree that the the top 3rd of the rising tide and bottom 3rd of the falling tide during the spring tides is the best time of all.
As you can se from the graph, the strongest current will be from the afternoon to night. The evening, theoreticaly, being the "golden" time.
Personally, friends and I have a set of rocks that we try to go to on cloudless full moons because it seems to bring good bags. On the other hand, I have had big bags of ã¡ãã«sebastes inermis 3 days after the quarter, theoretically the worst tide to fish.
Also, I got 6 aori last Thursday at Toyohama, Japan. This point is well known in the area and there is a well lit fishing pier. I never went anywhere near the lights and was able to get some good sized ones considering the season. All other sites I have checked, people are moaning about the poor catch this year <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/innocent.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />